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The number of job vacancies in the 4^th quarter of 2019 reached 4.646. The number of job vacancies increased by 1.256 (37,1%) compared to the same quarter of the previous year, where the number was 3.390. Compared to the 3^rd quarter of 2019 the number of job vacancies decreased by 2.484 (-34,8%).

(Table 1)

The job vacancy rate in the 4^th quarter of 2019 was 1,3%, while the job vacancy rate in the previous quarter and the 4^th quarter of 2018 was 2,0% and 1,0% respectively. The largest job vacancy rates in the 4^th quarter of 2019 were observed in the Sectors Mining and Quarrying (2,9%), Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities (2,5%) and Information and Communication (2,4%). (Table 2)

 Table 2

Methodological information

Definitions

A job vacancy has to be announced as vacant outside the enterprise concerned, has to be filled in the near future and the employer must have taken active steps to find a suitable candidate.

The job vacancy rate is the number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of the total number of occupied posts and job vacancies.

Coverage

The survey covers enterprises with one or more employees classified in all Sectors of Economic Activities under the NACE Rev.2 classification system except A (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing), T (Activities of Households as Employers; Undifferentiated Goods- and Services-Producing Activities of Households for own use) and U (Activities of Extraterritorial Organizations and Bodies).

Collection of data

The data collection is carried out by telephone interviews every quarter.

For more information, visit the Statistical Service (CYSTAT) website, subtheme Employment or contact Ms Charoulla Charalambous: tel:+357-22602123, email: ccharalambous@cystat.mof.gov.cy or Ms Eleni Christodoulidou: tel:+357-22602142, email: echristodoulidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

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